2)Perform your search

3)Save your search and set up e-mail alerts

Under the Search box, click “Save Search”.

Give your search a name, then click “Save”.

On the next page, select the radio button option to e-mail the results. (Double-check the e-mail address listed on the My NCBI account to make sure it is the one you want to send the messages to. If it isn’t, you can change it in on the My NCBI Account Preferences page.)

Set up the alert schedule with your chosen frequency (daily, weekly, monthly) and date of notification.

HINT: You may want to check the “Send even when there aren’t any new results” option to let you know that the search is still running, even when there may not have been any new records added in that time period.

4)Keep an eye on your e-mail inbox for your first alert!

If you don’t see an e-mail alert when you expect one, check your spam filters. Consider adding the “nih.gov” domain to your e-mail “safe list.”

Can I check for results manually?

Yes! It’s easy. Log in to your My NCBI account and click “My NCBI” at the top of almost any NCBI web page to access your dashboard. In the “Saved Searches” section, click on the hyperlinked number in the “What’s New” column to retrieve new items that were found since the last time the search was run (the time is indicated in the “Last Searched” column).